Full Result 4.40 Leicester | 5 September 2006

E B F Apollo Maiden Stakes (Div I)

(Class 4) (2yo) (7f9yds) 7f OMS Good To Firm

1st £4,533.90 2nd £1,348.90 3rd £674.10 4th £336.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	5. Celtic Step 11/1 Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	Kevin Darley Mark Johnston	2	93	–	72	81	–
br c Selkirk (USA) - Inchiri (Sadler's Wells)
Led 2f, led over 2f out, wandered, stayed on well towards finish (op 10-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ 1	10. Western Adventure (USA) 14/1 Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	Jimmy Fortune Ed Dunlop	2	93	–	69	78	–
b g Gone West (USA) - Larrocha (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, driven over 3f out, outpaced over 2f out, stayed on well final furlong, took 2nd post (tchd 16-1)

3⁽²⁾ shd [1]	6. El Dececy (USA) 100/30 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	2	93	–	69	78	–
b c Seeking The Gold (USA) - Ashraakat (USA) (Danzig)
Tracked leaders, effort over 2f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong, eased final strides and lost 2nd post (op 4-1 tchd 9-2)

4⁽¹⁾ ¾ [1¾]	4. Cadeaux Du Monde 7/4F Richard Mullen E J O'Neill	Richard Mullen E J O'Neill	2	93	86	67	76	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - La Mondotte (IRE) (Alzao)
Soon tracking leaders, led after 2f, headed over 2f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 13-8 tchd 6-4 and 15-8 tchd 2-1 in places)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 3 [4¾]	1. Ajaan 7/1 Eddie Ahern Sir Henry Cecil	Eddie Ahern Sir Henry Cecil	2	93	–	59	68	–
br c Machiavellian (USA) - Alakananda (Hernando)
Tracked leaders, driven over 3f out, weakened over 1f out (op 5-1)

6⁽⁶⁾ 1 [5¾]	3. Apache Dawn 7/1 Philip Robinson B W Hills	Philip Robinson B W Hills	2	93	–	57	65	–
ch c Pursuit Of Love - Taza (Persian Bold)
Dwelt, headway on outside over 3f out, hung right, lost place over 1f out (jockey said colt hung right) (op 8-1 tchd 17-2)

7⁽³⁾ ½ [6¼]	7. He's Mine Too 15/2 Kerrin McEvoy James Bethell	Kerrin McEvoy James Bethell	2	93	–	55	64	–
b c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Screen Idol (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, effort over 3f out, lost place over 1f out (op 12-1)

8⁽⁸⁾ nk [6¾]	2. Anatolian Prince 33/1 Ted Durcan James Eustace	Ted Durcan James Eustace	2	93	–	55	63	–
b c Almutawakel I - Flight Soundly (IRE) (Caerleon)
Dwelt, held up, driven over 3f out, never a threat (op 25-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 3 [9¾]	8. King Of The Beers (USA) 66/1 Adrian McCarthy Ronald Harris	Adrian McCarthy Ronald Harris	2	93	–	47	55	–
rg c Silver Deputy (CAN) - Pracer (USA) (Lyphard)
Slowly into stride, in rear and soon driven along, never on terms (op 50-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:43:00 Winning time: 1m 24.78s (slow by 1.78s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Sophie's Dream (withdrawn; very unruly and refused to enter stalls)
Rule 4: Sophie's Dream was withdrawn. Price at the time of withdrawal was 100-1. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: S R Counsell (Celtic Step) 1st breeder: Woodcote Stud Ltd
2nd owner: Gainsborough Stud (Western Adventure)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (El Dececy)
Tote win: £30.30 PL: £3.10 £3.40 £1.20 Ex: £147.50 CSF: £151.70
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 47 (62%) M [4-7] 86 (23%) H [8-10] 17 (15%)

4:40 Leicester 5 Sep 2006

E B F Apollo Maiden Stakes (Div I)